Resources

If you’ve been a healthcare leader for some time, you’ve asked yourself—and your team—the “build vs. buy” question multiple times as you’ve encountered new point solutions. But in 2023, it may be time to finally rephrase the question. Instead of Build or Buy, let’s...

Healthcare leaders, start your engines! As revenue pressures leave hospitals and health systems sputtering, it’s time for many organizations to take a peek under the hood. You won’t need a set of metric wrenches to improve your financial performance. But you will...

Digital health is advancing rapidly, leaving hospitals, health systems, and group practices scrambling to keep pace. Consumers today expect the same seamless experience from their healthcare providers that they get from their favorite banks or retail stores. To...

Ed Bennett figures that he’s been a “web-first” guy since, well, nearly the dawn of the internet! It was in 1994 that he decided to quit his job and “make a living in this new thing,” he says. He started by helping many companies launch their first websites. Then,...

Each year, the Healthcare Internet Conference (HCIC) brings all of the top digital health innovators together in one place. The 2022 edition, held in Miami, included over 75 speakers and more than 170 presenters. I’ve had the privilege of attending this conference,...

You can create your own burrito in the metaverse these days—for real!—thanks to the Chipotle Burrito Builder in Roblox. Crazy, right? What’s more, in February 2022, CVS Health filed a trademark patent to sell healthcare services in the metaverse. What’s this mean...

When it comes to digital transformations in healthcare, Sara Vaezy is one of those people who just “gets it.” The Chief Digital Officer at Providence, Sara is one of our industry’s most prominent thought leaders and advocates. Her team built the Providence Digital...

How many times have you felt the rush of positive energy at a healthcare industry conference, only to return to your desk days later and struggle to remember all those wonderful things you swore you’d never forget? Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was a way to...

For rural healthcare providers, serving the community means everything. But the way they serve their communities looks far different today than it did three years ago. Population is booming in rural areas since the COVID-19 pandemic. From January–June 2021, rural...

I’m obsessed with learning more about how and why people download and engage with mobile apps. So, when I see new information out in the market that strikes a chord with me, I totally geek out. It happened recently when I saw this blog post from Storyly, a user...

For hospital and health system tech leaders, there’s always a new solution to investigate. But how do you cut through the noise and find out which healthcare technologies will make the greatest impact? One unbiased source is KLAS Research. KLAS’ mission is to cut...

There aren’t many healthcare organizations these days that can afford a $9.44 million bill. Yet that’s the average cost of a data breach in the U.S.—and organizations of all sizes are at high risk. The 2022 IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report brings news that...

Simple Visit Coding (SVC) in Epic is designed to make life easier for HIM leaders and medical coders. So, if it’s instead bringing medical coders grief, it’s a sure sign that something needs to change. SVC’s value lies in the way it can reduce the number of simple...

Just when you figure you’ve set the biggest, hairiest, and most audacious goal (BHAG) possible for your healthcare organization, along comes Dr. Azizi Seixas. His BHAG might top them all: Creating a future of healthcare that’s personalized, precise, and intuitive....